§ 17:9A-355 — Definitions

As used in this act, (1) "Corporation" means a corporation organized under any law of this State heretofore, presently or hereafter in force, for a purpose or purposes for which a corporation may be organized under "An act revising the General Corporation Law and establishing a new Title to be known as Title 14A, Corporations, General, of the New Jersey Statutes" approved November 21, 1968 (P.L.1968, c. 350). (2) "Bank" includes (a) Every bank heretofore organized pursuant to "An act concerning banks and banking (Revision of 1899)," approved March 24, 1899; (b) Every trust company heretofore organized pursuant to "An act concerning trust companies (Revision of 1899)," approved March 24, 1899; (c) Every bank or trust company heretofore organized pursuant to chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Revised Statutes; (d) Every bank and trust company heretofore authorized by any general or special law of this State to transact business as a bank or a trust company, or as both; (e) Every bank heretofore or hereafter organized pursuant to articles 2 or 22 of "An act concerning banking and banking institutions (Revision of 1948)" approved April 29, 1948 (P.L.1948, c. 67). (3) "Acquiring corporation" means a corporation whose board of directors has approved, and authorized the execution of, a plan of acquisition providing for the acquisition by such corporation of ownership of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of one or more banks; (4) "Participating bank" means a bank whose board of directors has approved, and authorized the execution of, a plan providing for the acquisition by an acquiring corporation of ownership of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of such bank; (5) "Department" means the Department of Banking and Insurance of New Jersey; (6) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance of New Jersey. L.1969, c. 118, s. 1, eff. June 30, 1969.